Urology Fellow - Torquay, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Torquay, United Kingdom

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The postholder will be required to support the urology team caring for a wide range of urological conditions.

The multidisciplinary team provide care for paediatric urology, peno-scrotal surgery, benign complex urology, benign prostate surgery with TURP and UROLIFT, endourological stone surgery with URS and Lasertripsy, TP prostate biopsies and TURBT.

We provide outpatient services in our new Urology Investigation Unit in Paignton with flexible cystoscopy including BOTOX service, dedicated 2WW clinics, paediatric urology clinics, nurse led urodynamic service, nurse led erectile dysfunction service and multidisciplinary joint urology oncology clinics.

There will be opportunity to teach medical students from our 2 affiliated medical schools Peninsula Medical School and University of Exeter Medical School.

The department of Urology at Torbay Hospital consists of 5 Urological Surgeons, 1 Urology SpR, a Urology Core Trainee, an F2 and F1.

The Team also has 4 Cancer Nurse Specialists,1 advanced Surgical Care Practitioner, as well as 4 Urology Nurse Specialists who independently see patients, including flexible cystoscopy clinics, urodynamics and uro-oncology.

The Urology Team work closely with interventional radiology and with the uro-oncology teams based at Torbay Hospital.

There is a close relationship with the Urology Area Network (UAN) as well as University of Plymouth Faculty of Medicine and University of Exeter Medical School.

There will be opportunity to teach medical students from our 2 affiliated medical schools Peninsula Medical School and University of Exeter Medical School.

Strong support is provided for career development. The post allows for 1 day per week of academic /clinical research.

There is also the opportunity to acquire a PGCE (postgraduate certificate in education) The post holder will have an educational and clinical supervisor to facilitate career progression.

The postholder is expected to attend the HST specialist urology training sessions organized by the Deanery.

The department of Urology at Torbay Hospital consists of 5 Urological Surgeons, 1 Urology SpR, a Urology Core Trainee, an F2 and F1.

The Urology Team work closely with interventional radiology and with the uro-oncology teams based at Torbay Hospital.

There is a close relationship with the Urology Area Network (UAN) as well as University of Plymouth Faculty of Medicine and University of Exeter Medical School.

Operative duties include supervised operating and assisting in theatres. There are 2 supervised out-patient clinic sessions per week. The post provides ample opportunity to gain urological surgical skills in core urology and endourological procedures.